Actually, that’s accurate. The original course
was built in 1990 as part of a housing development. In 2012, the Louisville City Council
hoped to spiff it up by funding a number of
improvements in the coming five to 10 years.

As the saying goes, “Man plans, God laughs,”
Torrential rains hit the area in 2013, wiping
out the course. Sixteen holes were under water.
And there went that plan.

So, the city decided to hire a contractor toredo the course, with one of the goals to makeit more playable. Again, this was not a renova-tion, but a complete reimagining of the course.

“Everything you thought you knew aboutCoal Creek, forget it,” architect Kevin Norbytold Colorado Avid Golfer magazine at thetime of the reopening. “It’s a different golfcourse.”The city also rebranded the golf course tocelebrate the region’s coal mining history.Remnants of an old mineshaft are just a fewsteps from the back tee on the fifth hole.

What the judges said:

“Wow! Affordable golf so people can
have an entry to the sport. Great to see a
site revitalized after a natural disaster into
a more functional facility that protects the
watershed.” — Mike DeVries

CongratulationsMr. George BryanMr. Toxey HaasMossy Oak Development Team